82R2113 AJZ-F
By: Menendez H.B. No. 307
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration of the homeless housing and services
program by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2306.2585 to read as follows:
Sec. 2306.2585. HOMELESS HOUSING AND SERVICES PROGRAM. (a)
The department shall administer a homeless housing and services
program in each municipality in this state with a population of
285,500 or more to:
(1) provide for the construction, development, or
procurement of housing for homeless persons; and
(2) provide local programs to prevent and eliminate
homelessness.
(b) The department shall adopt rules governing the
administration of the homeless housing and services program,
including rules that:
(1) provide for the allocation of any available
funding; and
(2) provide detailed guidelines as to the scope of the
local programs in the municipalities described by Subsection (a).
(c) The department may use any available revenue, including
legislative appropriations, and shall solicit and accept gifts and
grants for the purposes of this section. The department shall use
gifts and grants received for the purposes of this section before
using any other revenue.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.